Recent History
“The Bermuda Race is the pre-eminent distance race on the East Coast,” to quote Gary Jobson, Honorary Chair of the event's 2006 centennial race. “It’s a feather in every sailor’s cap to have done the race, and many consider the Lighthouse Trophy the most coveted trophy in distance racing.” With 265 yachts the 2006 edition was the largest yet. Winners, that year, received trophies from The Princess Royal at Government House, the residence of the governor.
The 1906 race was won by Tamerlane, a 38 ft (11 m) yawl, captained by Frank Maier in a time of 126 hours. The 2002 record of 54 hours set by Roy Disney's Pyewacket in 2002 was broken in June 2012 by George David's decade old, 90-foot Rambler maxi yacht which lowered the course record by 14 hours to 39 hours, 39 minutes, 18 seconds, averaging over 16 knots under perfect sailing conditions.
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